Marika Sorsa
Marika Sorsa
Marika advises our clients on domestic and international tax matters. Marika specialises in indirect taxation with a particular focus on VAT. Marika has experience of daily tax management, cross-border operations, and mergers and acquisitions in various lines of business.
In addition to her master’s degree in laws, Marika also holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
References
Parties:
United Bankers’ UB Timberland Fund (AIF), Taaleri Forest Fund III LP
Transaction:
United Bankers’ UB Timberland Fund (AIF) agreed to acquire Taaleri Forest Fund III LP. The forests managed by Taaleri Forest Fund III comprise 19 forest properties covering in total a surface area of approximately 7,650 hectares of which more than 6,400 hectares is productive forest land.
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to United Bankers’ UB Timberland Fund (AIF)

Matti Lajunen

Panu Vikberg

Essi Peltoniemi

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Harri Vehviläinen

Marika Sorsa

Isabella Kartila

Piia Ahonen
Parties
Slättö Core Plus and PEAB
Transaction
Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Slättö in the formation of a joint venture with PEAB regarding investments into residential housing in Finland.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Slättö Core Plus

Mikael Stabo

Tuuli Pikkarainen

Andreas Wingren

Paavo Romakkaniemi

Heikki Vesikansa

Harri Vehviläinen

Piia Ahonen

Marika Sorsa

Isabella Kartila
Parties
Orange Capital Partners and another global investor (Buyers), Morgan Stanley (Seller)
Transaction
Orange Capital Partners' and another global investor's acquisition of a residential portfolio with 37 assets and 1,900 apartments from Morgan Stanley
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Orange Capital Partners and another global investor

Tapio Teräkivi

Heikki Vesikansa

Marjaana Martikainen

Jenni Parviainen

Janne Veneranta

Valerie Wårvik

Isabella Kartila

Noora Christiansen

Marika Sorsa

Minna Juhola

Mikael Wood

Sofia Ampuja

Julia Ranta

Anniina Somppi

Tiia Mäki

Salla Mäki

Janita Stenroos
Parties
Areim, Valio Pension Fund
Transaction
Acquisition of an office property, located in Helsinki at Kaikukatu 3 A, from Valio Pension Fund
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Areim

Tapio Teräkivi

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Heikki Majamaa

Katja Heikkinen

Panu Vikberg

Marika Sorsa

Tiia Mäki

Hanna Lindberg
Parties
MEAG (Buyer), YIT Oyj (Seller), Logistics property in Turku (Target)
Transaction
MEAG’s acquisition of a logistics property in Turku from YIT Oyj
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to MEAG

Juha Lindström

Marjaana Martikainen

Julia Ranta

Harri Vehviläinen

Marika Sorsa
Parties
LähiTapiola Kiinteistövarainhoito Oy, Tapiola Yhteismetsä
Transaction
LähiTapiola Kiinteistövarainhoito Oy's establishment of the jointly owned forest Tapiola Yhteismetsä and the related service concept, which provides forest owners an opportunity to attach forest areas to the jointly owned forest, thereby receiving the benefits of professional, sustainable, and long-term forestry services as stakeholders of Tapiola Yhteismetsä.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to LähiTapiola Kiinteistövarainhoito Oy

Matti Lajunen

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Harri Vehviläinen

Marika Sorsa

Ida Viitamäki

Noora Christiansen
Parties
Areim (Buyer), Assai Commercial Oy (Seller), Office and retail property (Target)
Transaction
Areim's acquisition of an office and retail property, located in Helsinki at Hämeentie 31
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Areim

Tapio Teräkivi

Katja Heikkinen

Panu Vikberg

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Valerie Wårvik

Marika Sorsa
Parties
Anora Group Plc (Altia Plc, Arcus ASA) and Galatea AB
Transaction
Required pre-closing divestment of Altia’s brands Skåne Akvavit, Hallands Fläder, and Brøndums and cognac brand Grönstedts (along with Arcus’s aquavit brand Akevitt Spesial and spirits brands S.P.R.T. and Dworek) to Galatea AB. The divestment to a suitable buyer was required by the Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish competition authorities as a condition to their approval of the merger between Altia and Arcus to form Anora Group.
Deal value
Not public
Role
Lead counsel to Altia Plc (Anora Group Plc)

Riikka Rannikko

Robert Gordin

Satu Kokko

Panu Siitonen

Mikko Huimala

Peter Forsberg

Essi Ellman

Piia Ahonen

Marika Sorsa
Parties
eQ Commercial Properties Fund (AIF), Lehto Group, Kivistö local center
Transaction
eQ Commercial Properties Fund's (AIF) acquisition of the Kivistö local center to be constructed by Lehto Group in the Vantaa Kivistö area
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to eQ Commercial Properties Fund (AIF)

Matti Lajunen

Tuuli Pikkarainen

Marika Sorsa

Jenni Parviainen
Parties
Nyfosa Finland AB
Transaction
Counsel to Nyfosa in acquisition of six properties in the Finnish cities of Hyvinkää, Oulu and Tampere.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Nyfosa Finland AB

Matti Lajunen

Paavo Romakkaniemi

Mikael Wood

Marika Sorsa

Mikael Stabo
Parties
Quadoro Investment GmbH, EKE-Construction Ltd.
Transaction
Counsel to a fund managed by Quadoro Investment GmbH in an acquisition of an office property located in Espoo with a lettable area of approximately 4,200 square metres from the constructor EKE-Construction Ltd.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Quadoro Investment GmbH

Tapio Teräkivi

Heikki Vesikansa

Marjaana Martikainen

Julia Ranta

Jenni Parviainen

Piia Ahonen

Marika Sorsa

Isabella Kartila
Parties
Quadoro Investment GmbH, YIT Construction Ltd.
Transaction
Counsel to a fund managed by Quadoro Investment GmbH in an acquisition of a MEUR 32 office property located in Järvenpää with a lettable area of approximately 6,500 square metres from YIT Construction Ltd
Deal Value
EUR 32 million
Role
Counsel to Quadoro Investment GmbH

Juha Lindström

Heikki Vesikansa

Marjaana Martikainen

Julia Ranta

Jenni Parviainen

Piia Ahonen

Marika Sorsa

Isabella Kartila
Parties
Virala Acquisition Company Plc
Transaction
Hannes Snellman acted as legal counsel to Virala Acquisition Company Plc on its IPO and the listing of its Class C shares on the SPAC segment of the regulated market of Nasdaq Helsinki
Deal Value
EUR 107.5 million
Role
Counsel to Virala Acquisition Company Plc

Sonja Siggberg

Anniina Järvinen

Sofi Lehtinen

Linnea Lehtonen

Tommi Kovero

Annemari Rosi

Aki Salmela

Heikki Vesikansa

Stefan Stellato

Isabella Kartila

Piia Ahonen

Marika Sorsa

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Tuomas Toivonen

Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Education and Professional Background
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2021–
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, 2014–2021
- Deloitte & Touche Oy, 2011–2014
- Uusimaa Tax Auditing Unit, 2011
- Uusimaa Corporate Tax Office, 2011
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki 2010
- Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain 2007–2008
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Helia 2005